Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-15

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vas wrong, and after explaining the mat
ter, and telling him ihst any money which
might be expended in acquiring land was
to be deducted from the SUM Of $500, 900,
he went away satisfied, and said be favored
the matter.
"Ihave little plan in nv mind by which,
il seems TO me, the county can acquire the
rights of way demanded by the Company,
IS the matter stands now, and at the same
time not make any actual outlay OF money
until the Company has either spent the
sums of money under which cash pay
ments were 20 &c inside, or until the work
is nearly or quite done This plan, in
brief, Is as follows: Let the trustee or trus-
tees to be appointed to negotiate for and
hold in trust the land necessary for
the rights Of way enter into agree
snents with the owners OF such
property as may be designated By the
Company to pay the pnce determined upon
either when the progress of the work would
afford the county an absolute safeguard, or
when the work was actually completed.
In other words, let the county's represen-
tatives take options. This would make
the county ard Company both absolutely
safe. The Company would be assured OF
the necessary land, and could go on with
the work with confidence, while on the
other hand. if nothing was done, the
property owner would still have bis
land, aud the county would have
made no outlay. This, | think,
is deserving Of the attention Of the
Commissioners and the representatives OF
Mr.. Clark"
Joseph Bell said
II do not know anything about the con-
troyersy regarding the agreement, and
therefore cannot express an opinion as 10
" hat is or ia not night. / worked hard for
the bridge ten years ago, and haven't had
much to co with the matter this time, bat
am still as cortident as ever that Wheel
ing cannot well do without 1t. As say,
not being posted on the merits Of the con-
troversy am unprepared TO say just what
l think should be done, except that the
bridge should be built
Michael Reilly, in replying TO questions,
said:
"A trouble greatly similar to the pres
ent differences between the committee and
tie representatives, CT the bridge hackers,
came up regarding the building OF the
PewiSy railroad, and the thing had almost
fallen through several times owing 10 delay
and misunderstanding; bat we at last
compromised with the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company and pushed the road
through, ard have found that tie company
has stood by its promises aud contracts IN
a most commeDdable manner. However,
Wheeling has over-reacbed herself in sew
eral instances, and she has been
left in two or three IN
stances in my recollection. There is no
doubt but what We should 90 about the
matter cautiously, and not allow our ardor
to overcome our watchfulness and caution.
And on the other hand, We should not be
over-scrupulous or timOrous in the matter.
What we want is 10 consider the matter
rrudently and carefully, and l thiak q
proper settlement Of the difficulty can be
arrived az If the men who contemplate
building the bridge mean business, and
there seems TO be no reasonable doubt but
that they do, they certainly would not
hesitate TO guarantee the county against
any failure on their part 20 live mp 70 the
terms of the agreement. The matter
should certainly be taken ny AZ once and
pushed through i: il is to be done at all.
Wheeling cannot AFFORD to lose the bridge
again. But should be kept in mind tina;
business is business, and if the county is TO
invest $500, 600 she must know Just how it
Is TO he invested. y
Joseph Speidel said:
well. We can do nothing unit! We Lear
from the Eastern gentlemen or their repre-
seutatives. OF course We all agreed readily
10 the original proposition, because it had
no Objectionable features, and the manner
in which the couuty's $500, 900 was TO lie
expended WAS perfectly satisfactory. But
this agreement, as presented Us, would viz
tuslly knock those clauses into cooked
hat, because it requires the county 10
furnish all tie terminals and rights Of
way TO the Company before the bridge is
built, which would place rs in rather in
secure position. As an example OF this po.
sition, say We secured all the right Of way,
and had everything ready f.: the coming
OF the bridge and these people should come
10 us and say they had been compelled
theiG plans, and unless the county could
subscribe certain extra amount they could
not build the br lge, VIVA; kind OF posi-
ton would We be placed il. With our
5000, 600 expended IN What would prove
useless right OF way withOu! the bridge,
Se would either be compelled to do as they
asked or lose our money. No one is more
heartily in favor Of the bridge than | ain,
and | do not think these gentlemen would
do such thing. but Il is business mat
ter ard should be treated as such II
is lot our money or our interest that is 10
be mainly considered, bu: the money and
interest o! the county, and we should ut
least be assured that We are protected IN
Ou- action. TIE committee will very ike
" not meet until the representatives of the
New York men request meeting | am
heartily sorry 10 see that the matter has
taken such turn, and il would not have
done so had the agreement teen made out
according to the terms OF the original prop
osition. OF course, the company wants as
surance that we will furnish all the neces-
sary terminals and riga,s OF way in this
city, and We can give them ample security
that such will be done"
Alfred Caldwell responded:
1T IS my opinion that the County Com
mittee did precisely right il refusing to
have anything to DO with the agreement,
because it would place the county in a
rather peculiar position, Ohio county can.
not afford to spend 100000 ard have
nothing 10 show Tor it but 10: Of rights OF
way which wouid be perfect useless with.
ont the bridge. believe We ought to have
that bridge by all means, and am conf
dent that If the company means business
the differences on which they and the
Committee are now stranded can easily be
obyisted ani an understanding arrived at
that will be satisfactory to the people SIS
well as 10 the Committee.
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